This could be an interesting match as Walsall have their presumed home advantage while Carlisle United are ahead 6 points in the League Two table.
- Carlisle United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
The hosts Walsall saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the League Two. Thankfully the previous game, versus Scunthorpe United, was also a home game here at The Banks's Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Walsall form and stats
Walsall have collected 18 points from their League Two home games so far after 5-3-3.
Walsall's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Scunthorpe United (placed 19th). Heartbreak before that as Walsall lost 0-2 at Salford City's place.
The penalty miss from Elijah Adebayo in the defeat against Scunthorpe United was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.
The Walsall fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 11 matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 12 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Carlisle United form and stats
Playing away, Carlisle United have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the League Two this season.
Carlisle delivered a 3-3 draw playing at home against Bolton Wanderers (placed 15th) in their previous match; a League Two game. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Forest Green Rovers's place.
Drawing 3-3 against Bolton Wanderers after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 3-0. Their manager C. Beech needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result. As you can tell from the result, the match against Bolton Wanderers was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Carlisle as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Walsall victories, three draws and three Carlisle United wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Adebayo 8 goals |  J. Mellish 7 goals | L. Alessandra 5 goals |
Walsall missing players
Carlisle United missing players
| Walsall | Carlisle United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 27 | 13 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 7 | 30 |
| 28 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 95% | 91% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 40% | 60% |
| 43% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 20% | 45% |
| 24% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 10% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 67% | 55% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 20% | 40% |
| 14% | 27% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 30% | 35% |
| 24% | 27% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 50% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.9 | 13.4 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.8 | 15.7 | 16.8 |
| 4.5 | 5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 29% | 24% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 17% | 31% |
- Carlisle United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Newport County | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 38 |
| 2 | Forest Green Rovers | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 37 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 36 |
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 35 |
| 5 | Morecambe | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 34 |
| 6 | Salford City | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 33 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 31 |
| 8 | Cambridge United | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 31 |
| 9 | Crawley Town | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 31 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 30 |
| 11 | Walsall | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -1 | 30 |
| 12 | Colchester United | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -2 | 29 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 28 |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 17 | -4 | 27 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -7 | 26 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 25 |
| 17 | Harrogate Town | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | -3 | 25 |
| 18 | Bradford City | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 24 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 12 | -8 | 23 |
| 20 | Barrow | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 20 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 20 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | -5 | 20 |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -17 | 20 |
| 23 | Stevenage | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 17 |
| 24 | Southend United | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -20 | 16 |
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